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Overview
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career masterpiece. A vengeful but misguided court jester strives to save his daughter from a duke’s licentious clutches, but can't part with the feeling that a curse looms over all of his actions. In Rigoletto, the composer introduces several of his most iconic arias and duets—as well as an 11th-hour quartet that counts among the finest moments in opera.
Director
John Dexter
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Cast

Cornell MacNeil
Rigoletto

Ileana Cotrubas
Gilda

Justino Díaz
Sparafucile

Plácido Domingo
The Duke of Mantua

Isola Jones
Maddelena
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Ariel Bybee
Giovanna
J
John Cheek
Monterone
P
Philip Booth
Il Conte di Ceprano
L
Loretta di Franco
La Contessa di Ceprano
J
James Atherton
Borsa










